Friday, February 28, 2014

My name is Chris – though my pseudonym is usually M.Christian – and I have a confession to make.

I’ve written – and write – a…what’s the technical term? Oh, yeah: shitload
of erotica. Some 400 published stories, 12 or so collections, 7 novels.
I’ve also edited around 25 anthologies. I even have the honor of being
an Associate Publisher for Renaissance eBooks, whose Sizzler Editions
erotica imprint has some 1,300 titles out there.

I’ve written sexually explicit gay stories, lesbian stories, trans
stories, bisexual stories, BDSM stories, tales exploring just about
every kind of fetish, you name it and I can all but guarantee that I’ve
written about it. I like to joke that a friend of mine challenged me to
write a story to a ridiculously particular specification: a queer
vampire sport tale. My answer? “Casey, The Bat.” Which I actually did
write…though I dropped the vampire part of it.

Don’t worry; I’m getting to the point. I can write just about anything for anyone – but here comes the confession:

This kind of makes me a rather rare beast in the world of
professional smut writing. In fact it’s pretty common for other erotica
writers to – to be polite about it – look down their noses at the fact
that I write about anything other than my own actual or desired sexual
peccadilloes. Some have even been outright rude about it: claiming that
I’m somehow insulting to their interests and/or orientations and
shouldn’t write anything except what I am and what I like.

To be honest, in moments of self-doubt I have thought the very same
thing. Am I profiting off the sexuality of other people? Am I a
parasite, too cowardly to put my own kinks and passions out into the
world? Am I short-changing myself as a writer by refusing to put myself
out there?

For the record, I’m a hetero guy who – mostly – likes sexually
dominant women. I also find my head turned pretty quickly when a large,
curvy woman walks by. That said, I’ve had wonderful times with women of
every size, shape, ethnicity, and interest.

So why do I find it so hard to say all that in my writing? The
question has been bugging me for a while, so I put on my thinking cap.
Part of the answer, I’ve come to understand, relates directly to chronic
depression: it’s much less of an emotional gamble to hide behind a
curtain of story than to risk getting my own intimate desires and
passions stomped flat by a critical review or other negative reaction
from readers. I can handle critical reviews of a story – that’s
par for the course in professional writing – but it’s a good question
as to whether I could handle critical reviews of my life.
But then I had an eye-opening revelation. As I said, I’ve written –
and write – stories about all kinds of interests, inclinations,
passions, orientations, genders, ethnicities, ages, cultures…okay, I
won’t belabor it. But the point is that I’ve also been extremely blessed
to have sold everything I’ve ever written. Not only that, but I’ve had
beautiful compliments from people saying my work has touched them and
that they never, ever, would have realized that the desires of the
story’s narrator and those of the writer weren’t one and the same.

Which, in a nice little turn-around, leads me to say that my name is
Chris – though my pseudonym is usually M.Christian – and I have yet
another confession to make.

Yes, I don’t get sexually excited when I write. Yes, I have never
written about what turns me on. Yes, I always write under a name that’s
not my legal one.

But that doesn’t mean I don’t feel when I write. Far from
it: absolutely, I have no idea what actual gay sex is like for the
participants; positively, I have not an inkling of what many fetishes
feel like inside the minds of those who have them; definitely, I have no
clue what it’s like to have sex as a woman…
I do, however, know what sex is like. The mechanics, yeah, but more
importantly I work very hard to understand the emotions of sex and
sexuality through the raw examination of my own life: the heart-racing
nerves, the whispering self-doubts, the pulse-pounding tremors of hope,
the bittersweetness of it, the bliss, the sorrows and the warmth of it,
the dreams and memories…

I’m working on a story right now, part of a new collection. It’s
erotic – duh – but it’s also about hope, redemption, change, and
acceptance. I have no experience with the kind of physical sex that
takes place in this story but every time I close its file after a few
hours of work, tears are burning my cheeks. In part, this emotional
investment is about trying to recapture the transcendent joy I’ve felt
reading the work of writers I admire.

When I read manuscripts as an anthology editor, or as an Associate
Publisher, a common mistake I see in them is a dedication to technical
accuracy favored over emotion. These stories are correct down to the
smallest detail – either because they were written from life or from an
exactingly fact-checked sexual imagination – but at the end, I as the
reader feel…nothing.

I’m not perfect – far from it – but while I may lack direct
experience in a lot of what I write, I do work very, very hard to put
real human depth into whatever I do. I may not take the superficial risk
of putting the mechanics of my sexuality into stories and books but I
take a greater chance by using the full range of my emotional life in
everything I create.

I freely admit that I don’t write about my own sexual interests and
experiences. That may – in some people’s minds – disqualify me from
being what they consider an “honest” erotica writer, but after much work
and introspection I contest that while I may keep my sex life to
myself, I work very hard to bring as much of my own, deeply personal,
self to bear upon each story as I can.

They say that confession is good for the soul. But I humbly wish to
add to that while confession is fine and dandy, trying to touch people –
beyond their sex organs – is ever better…for your own soul as well as
the souls of anyone reading your work.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Here's an extra-special sale and a great opportunity to read my non-erotic science fiction/fantasy/horror collection, Love Without Gun Control, and my non-fiction (strange history, weird art, etc) book, Welcome To Weirdsville for a great discount!

Love Without Gun ControlNow Only .99!
"Unique and truly fascinating," writes Mike Resnick! M. Christian isn't
as good as his peers say - he's better! This "best of" collection,
featuring the cream of his fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories,
is a dazzling achievement. Only M. Christian could have imagined what
happens when a boy's uncle blows Tibetan days powder in his face, or
when a woman gave birth to a new species … but not one of flesh and
blood, or when the Goddess of the Road gave the gift of beauty to a
mortal man. You will find these and eleven other unforgettable tales
from the man Stephen Dedma, author of The Art of Arrow Cutting and
Shadows Bite, hails as "A chimera, an amazing combination of tour guide
and magician. Whether he's writing science fiction, horror or fantasy,
he can take you to places you've never imagined, show you sights no-one
else will get to see, introduce you to some fascinating people, and
guarantee that the trip will be memorable from start to finish." Among
the contemporary classics featured in this stellar collection are: Some
Assembly Required, The Rich Man's Ghost, Medicine Man, Wanderlust,
Buried & Dead, Nothing So Dangerous, Shallow Fathoms, and
Constantine in Love. M. Christian's fantasy and science fiction has
appeared in Talebones, Space & Time Magazine, Skull Full Of Spurs,
Graven Images, Horror Garage, Song of Cthulhu, and other science fantasy
publications.

Welcome To Weirdsville Now Only $2.99
"A wonderful compendium of interesting subjects and fascinating topics.
Will keep you reading just to found out what's going to be covered next.
Highly recommended for all lovers of weird & wonderful this side of
the Universe." -Avi Abrams, Dark Roasted Blend.

Peek under the rugs, open more than a few drawers, peek in the back
shelves and you'll find that ... well, Lord Byron himself said it best:
"Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction." Lakes that explode,
parasites that can literally change your mind, The New Motor, a noble
Word War 1 German pirate, the odd nature of ducks, the War Magician, the
City of Fire, men and their too big guns, a few misplaced nuclear
weapons, an iceberg aircraft carrier, the sad death of Big Mary, the
all-consuming hunger of the Bucklands, the giggling genius of Brian G.
Hughes, the Kashasha laughter epidemic.... Ponder that in a world that
holds things like kudzu, ophiocordyceps unilateralis, The Antikythera
Device, The Yellow Kid, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, Alfred Jarry,
Joseph Pujol, and suicide-bombing ants ... who knows what other kinds of
wonders as well as horrors may be out there?

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

This
is going to be wonderful: I'm going to be facilitating an ongoing
series of support and discussion groups for the marvelous SF Citadel, starting with Relationships And The Scene on February 24th. For more info see the event listing on Fetlife - and for the rest of the series keep an eye on my own Fetlife page.

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Relationships And The Scene: A Discussion/Support GroupOccasionally
people in "The Scene" forget that they are not just dealing with sexual
play but human interactions and relationships as well. In this
discussion and support group, participants will be encouraged to share
their experiences in an open environment to receive support and
understanding from others who may have experienced the same, or just
similar, situations.

Dates:

February 24th, 2014
April 28th, 2014
June 23rd, 2014
August 25th, 2014
October 27th, 2014
December 22nd, 2014

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Polyamory Discussion/Support Group

Polyamory
is – not to state the obvious – complex. But what is even more
challenging is that it is still not wildly accepted, with those in
non-monogamous relationships often finding it difficult to find
understanding and support. In this discussion/support group,
polyamorous individuals and couples will have a nonjudgmental and
supportive environment to share their concerns and experiences.

Dates:

March 24th, 2014
May 29th, 2014
September 29th, 2014
November 24th, 2014

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Just 'cause, here's the intro to my new kinky-erotica collection, In Control ... hope you like!

Not merely kinkier than you think, but kinkier than you can think!

"M.Christian’s fiction has a sexy logic all its own. He’s inventive
and he’s irreverent. His language can seduce, surprise, and body-slam
you." —Cecilia Tan

From M.Christian—the acclaimed ... and rather notorious writer of such books as The Bachelor Machine and Dirty Words—comes
this brand new collection of his BDSM shorts, kinky hetero erotica and a
handful of other delightfully twisted stories. In these pages you'll
find hardcore male doms and luscious female subs, tough-as-nails Lady
doms and obedient male submissives, plus a wide variety of other
incredible fetishes and sexual adventures. In this very fun—and very, very
hot book—you'll also discover the lesbian vamps of "The Curse," the
heartstring-tugging erotic romance of "The Waters Of Biscayne Bay," the
sexy ghost story "The Tinkling Of Tiny Silver Bells," the bisexual heat
in "Watercolors" and many, many more!

"M.Christian is one of the finest living writers of erotica. Between
these covers is a wealth of imaginative, well-crafted, smoothly written
fiction that sings with joy. It's yummy."—Patrick Califia

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INTRODUCTION: DISCLOSURE

I've written a lot of things over the years: gay erotica, lesbian erotica, bisexual
erotica, all kinds (of every kind) of fetish erotica ... plus a smattering of romance,
science fiction, horror, fantasy, and even non-fiction.

But, recently, a friend of mine said something that stopped me dead in my
authorial tracks: "Why don't you write about what turns you on?"

To be honest, I've always been a bit ... resistant to writing about myself. Part
of it comes from the fact that I consider my sex life to be what I guess you could
call sacred: a cherished time shared between me and the person I happen to be
playing with. I've always thought that writers who – and this is not meant as an
insult ... or not too much of one – who sell their own sex lives on the page to be
profiting from an intimate sharing of desire. Another part, I freely admit, is that
for all my writing and sex-ed teaching I'm still a bit shy when it comes to being
out about what honestly, truly turns me on.
But, thinking about this, I had a freeze-me-in-my-tracks revelation: I actually
write a lot about myself.

Take this book, for instance: a collection of some of my short fiction – a lot of
it with a BDSM kink: pretty much every story here is a part of me. Yes, the
details may not be exactly me, but the emotional side of things – the important
side as anyone who really understands about sexuality – is pretty much as
intimate as you can get: "Alice" is the giddy nerves that comes with telling a lover
what turns you on, "Moving" is about finding that special someone you can drop
your guard down with, "In Control" is the fretting that arrives with the next day,
"The Tinkling Of Tiny Silver Bells" is the glorious feeling of unquestioning love,
"Dust" is the beautiful tears of being forgiven, "The Waters Of Biscayne Bay" is
the liberation in the enlightened joy of a lover loving another person, Painted Doll
was all about the tearing-of-the-heart from being too many miles away, and the
sample chapter from Brushes is all about the pleasure that comes from giving
pleasure ... and so on and so forth, with just about everything I've ever written.

When I teach erotic writing I talk very much about this: that the details aren't
really important, that the best way of reaching out to anyone, no matter what you
are writing, is to dig down deep and put down, onto the page, your own emotional
truth. Like a lot of teachers I simply forgot to listen to my own lesson.

So here are some stories I sincerely hope you'll like ... for, like when I spend
time with a lover, it gives me immeasurable pleasure to put a smile on another
person's face.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Here's an extra-special sale and a great opportunity to read my non-erotic science fiction/fantasy/horror collection, Love Without Gun Control, and my non-fiction (strange history, weird art, etc) book, Welcome To Weirdsville for a great discount!

Love Without Gun ControlNow Only .99!
"Unique and truly fascinating," writes Mike Resnick! M. Christian isn't
as good as his peers say - he's better! This "best of" collection,
featuring the cream of his fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories,
is a dazzling achievement. Only M. Christian could have imagined what
happens when a boy's uncle blows Tibetan days powder in his face, or
when a woman gave birth to a new species … but not one of flesh and
blood, or when the Goddess of the Road gave the gift of beauty to a
mortal man. You will find these and eleven other unforgettable tales
from the man Stephen Dedma, author of The Art of Arrow Cutting and
Shadows Bite, hails as "A chimera, an amazing combination of tour guide
and magician. Whether he's writing science fiction, horror or fantasy,
he can take you to places you've never imagined, show you sights no-one
else will get to see, introduce you to some fascinating people, and
guarantee that the trip will be memorable from start to finish." Among
the contemporary classics featured in this stellar collection are: Some
Assembly Required, The Rich Man's Ghost, Medicine Man, Wanderlust,
Buried & Dead, Nothing So Dangerous, Shallow Fathoms, and
Constantine in Love. M. Christian's fantasy and science fiction has
appeared in Talebones, Space & Time Magazine, Skull Full Of Spurs,
Graven Images, Horror Garage, Song of Cthulhu, and other science fantasy
publications.

Welcome To Weirdsville Now Only $2.99
"A wonderful compendium of interesting subjects and fascinating topics.
Will keep you reading just to found out what's going to be covered next.
Highly recommended for all lovers of weird & wonderful this side of
the Universe." -Avi Abrams, Dark Roasted Blend.

Peek under the rugs, open more than a few drawers, peek in the back
shelves and you'll find that ... well, Lord Byron himself said it best:
"Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction." Lakes that explode,
parasites that can literally change your mind, The New Motor, a noble
Word War 1 German pirate, the odd nature of ducks, the War Magician, the
City of Fire, men and their too big guns, a few misplaced nuclear
weapons, an iceberg aircraft carrier, the sad death of Big Mary, the
all-consuming hunger of the Bucklands, the giggling genius of Brian G.
Hughes, the Kashasha laughter epidemic.... Ponder that in a world that
holds things like kudzu, ophiocordyceps unilateralis, The Antikythera
Device, The Yellow Kid, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, Alfred Jarry,
Joseph Pujol, and suicide-bombing ants ... who knows what other kinds of
wonders as well as horrors may be out there?

Sizzling tales of bad
boys, bruised hearts, and sweaty encounters. Lambda Award finalist
M.Christian’s stories of men-who-love-men have been selected for Best Gay Erotica, Best American Erotica,
and Best of the Best Gay Erotica.
Eavesdrop on what hot men who are doing hot things with other hot men say to
each other between the sheets ... and up against the wall. Start reading the
fiery ManLove fiction of M.Christian with this personally selected collection
of his very best stories.

M.Christian's
stories are the fairy tales whispered to one another by dark angels whose
hearts and mouths are brimming with lust. He goes beyond the pale, ordinary
definitions of sexuality and writes about need and desire in their purest
forms. Readers daring enough to stray from the safety of the path will find in
his images and words a garden of delights to tempt even the most demanding
pleasure-seeker.

- Michael Thomas Ford, Lambda Award
winner

M.Christian is a
literary stylist of the highest caliber: smart, funny, frightening, sexy --
there's nothing he can't write about ... and brilliantly.

- Tristan
Taormino

The Very Bloody MarysNow Only $3.99!
Can
San Francisco survive a marauding gang of Vespa-riding vampires? Before it's
sucked dry, the city's only hope may be gay male Valentino, only a trainee for
the supernatural law enforcement agency, Le Counseil Carmin. Swept up in
the whole blood-sucking business when his mentor goes missing, Valentino is
called upon to deal with the menace of these "Bloody Marys." But
Valentino soon realizes that, in order to dispose of the gang, he must go into
areas he never dreamed of, deal with some very strange characters and learn the
truth about the dark side of town. The Very Bloody Marys is a horror
novel about vampires, ghouls, faeries, and the undead that move around after
dark. Part chase, part gallows humor, and all shivery excitement, this man love
story from the wildly imaginative.

M.Christian
creates a variety of quirky characters from wizards to zombies to fairies, and
the tone captures the feeling of a fast-paced horror movie, alternately funny and
creepy.

- HorrorWorld

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Dirty Words:Provocative Gay EroticaNow Only $3.99!
Here it is: the Lambda Literary Award Finalist Dirty Words: the queer collection shows just how hot and
imaginative Manlove erotica can be! From mischievous Native American
spirits, to victims of cybernetic nightmares, these stories will amaze, amuse,
terrify, fascinate and – always – excite you. Subtle and not, these
well-crafted tales will touch you – and always excite you – in ways you’d never
expect. With a very special introduction by Patrick Califia.

Dipping into his erotic prose is like
being doused with a bucket of icy cold water on a sticky Summer’s day. It’s a
sense awakening experience, which enlivens and sweeps you away in the same
narrative breath. It’s dark, it’s dangerous, it’s horny, it’s mouthwatering,
it’s witty and it’s sharp. Read my lips: Read this book.

M.Christian's controversial
horror/thriller of queer identity is back in a brand new edition! He looks just like you. He acts
exactly like you. He takes away your job. He steals your friends.
He seduces your lover. None of them can tell the difference. Every day he
becomes more and more like you, pushing you out of your own life, taking away
what was yours … until there’s nothing left. Where did he come from?
Robot? Alien? Clone? Doppelganger? Evil twin?
Long lost brother? A
fascinating novel of identity, Me2 is
a groundbreaking Manlove chiller you’ll remember for a long time – no matter
who you are, or who you think you may be. (Despite rumors that this book was
written by an impostor - but, rest assured, this is the real 'M. Christian.'
Accept no substitutes!)

Me2 is a unique
and always entertaining fable-novel about what exactly identity may entail and
how we may or may not decide whether it's worth the price of keeping it.

A fantastic collection of queer erotica
spanning both literature and hotter-than-hot erotica – with a special
introduction by Lambda-Award winner Felice Picano. Includes the celebrated stories such as "The Hope of
Cinnamon," "Suddenly, Last Thursday," "That Sweet
Smell," "Utter West," and "Friday Night at the Calvary
Hotel"

If you are
looking for sexually-charged fiction that also has heart and intelligence
Filthy Boys is the collection for you.

- Emily
Veinglory, author Lovers and Ghosts

To say this is a
great book is an understatement. Filthy Boys transcends its genre of erotica
and enters the realm of literature.

There is simply no one better at writing
hotter-than-hot gay erotica than the Lambda Literary Award Finalist
M.Christian, and with this -- his newest collection -- you'll see why!
From cowboys looking for some same-sex love on the range to jocks working
out in unique ways this book is guaranteed to reach out and give your gay
desire a good tug! Check out this brand new book by an acknowledged master of
genre and see why everyone says he's an wonderful erotic writer.

Reading these
tales is like climbing on for a sexual magic carpet ride through different
times and places, diverse bodies, and infinite possibilities.

- Carol Queen

Rarely is raunch
paired with such style and wit, M.Christian’s stories offer the sizzle of
stroke-book sex combined with the dark lyricism of the perverse.

Join
this workshop to receive (ahem) 'hands-on' instruction in a wide and
sometimes-strange variety of different impact toys hands, hairbrushes,
paddles, crops, wooden spoons, batons, quirts, and more. While often the
physics of these toys are sometimes closely related, to use each one
effectively takes particular skill and techniques that are not
immediately apparent. Participants will learn not only how to inflict
the most pleasure as well as pain but also how to use each item without
hurting the wield-er as well as the wield-ee.

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M.Christian has been an active participant in the San Francisco BDSM
scene since 1988, and has been a featured presenter at the Northwest
Leather Celebration, smOdyssey, the Center For Sex and Culture, The
National Sexuality Symposium, QSM, San Francisco Sex Information, The
Citadel, The Looking Glass, The Society of Janus, The Floating World,
Winter Solstice, and lots of other venues. He has taught classes on
everything from impact play, tit torture, bondage, how to write and sell
erotica, polyamory, cupping, caning, and basic SM safety.

M.Christian is also a recognized master of BDSM erotica with more
than 400 stories in such anthologies as Best American Erotica, Best Gay
Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, Best Bisexual Erotica, Best Fetish
Erotica, and many other anthologies, magazines, and other sites; editor
of 2t anthologies such as the Best S/M Erotica series, Pirate Booty, My
Love For All That Is Bizarre: Sherlock Holmes Erotica, and more; the
collections Dirty Words, The Bachelor Machine, Love Without Gun Control,
Rude Mechanicals, and more; and the novels Running Dry, The Very Bloody
Marys, Me2, Finger's Breadth, Brushes, and Painted Doll. His site is: www.mchristian.com

Even the most experienced sexual adventurer may run short of ... shall
we say, 'inspiration'? In this wild and provocative seminar with M.
Christian participants will not only learn all kind of new techniques
and sexual worlds to explore and do that exploration safely (both
physically and emotionally) but they will also have lots of fun with
various techniques to expand their basic imagination muscles: picking up
new and enjoyable games to help them add a lot more to their entire
lives, in and out of the bedroom.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Although the book In Control is subtitled The Short Kinky Fiction of M. Christian,
by today’s standards most of the 18 stories in this anthology aren’t
all that kinky. That’s not to imply they aren’t well written, because
they are. In fact, it would be safe to say that this collection of short
stories has a decidedly cerebral and artistic flair not often found in
erotica. The
themes of the book’s stories vary greatly in both style and genre –
sort of a smorgasbord effect. Many are straight forward erotica, while
others touch on BDSM and same sex relationships. Some are really more
romantic than they are erotic, and a couple could be categorized as mood
pieces with erotic overtones. My favorite is an excerpt from the novel Brushes,
which is a tale about the brother of an elite artist whose resemblance
to his sibling enables him to seduce numerous art students that mistake
him for his famous brother. While it doesn’t contain much erotic
content, it is an interesting and thought provoking read.
Whether
or not readers will enjoy this book will depend largely on their
sensibilities and what their expectations are. Overall it is a
satisfyingly literate book that periodically includes well-crafted
erotic scenarios.

MC:
Well, I guess I'd have to say that 'transgressive' to me means anything
– particularly in the arts – that pushes the boundaries of what is
normally accepted. The problem – if it's a problem – is that what
pushes one century (or decade, or year or even day) won't have much of
an affect once it's been generally accepted. At the same time, some
things always seem to be transgressive and may never be accepted (and,
just because I had lunch, cannibalism springs immediately to mind).

I
guess it all depends on what it being said, and when it's being said – I
know that might sound slippery or even evasive but I really feel that
transgression in art will always be stepping just ahead of us ... while,
at the same time, staying right here with us.

DHP: What was
the first text you read that made you question accepted societal tenets
or values or the way in which the world works?

MC: Hum ...
tough call. Dovetailing with what I just said, I think what pushed me
at one age was simply accepted at another. I remember being blown away
by William S. Burroughs in High School, JG Ballard in college, Theodore
Sturgeon when I first read Venus Plus X, Alan Moore's Watchmen (and V
for Vendetta), Greenaway's The Falls – pretty much anything that made me
think. But, importantly, just didn't make me grimace. Lots of folks,
alas, think that just being outrageous for outrageous-es sake is
transgressive. I always feel that if you throw up and just feel queasy
afterward all you did was have bad oysters but if you throw up and it
changes the way you look at the shellfish, or the ocean, then that's
changed you in some deeply profound manner. Not that nausea should
always be a gauge – but it is a rather (ahem) transgressive symbol.

DHP:
Give an example of a transgressive work & explain why you felt it
was transgressive? The work could be literature, film, visual art,
theatre, graphic novels or something else.

MC: One of my
favprites is the already mentioned Venus Plus X by Ted Sturgeon.
Definitely pick it up if you haven't. The damned book was written in
1960 – back when SF was still mostly considered a sub-par genre. Now,
Sturgeon was – and always will be – seen as a bit of a transgressive SF
writer but Venus really pushed pretty much every boundary you could
think of – and, for me, it changed the way I thought about the future,
about sex, about gender, about Ends Justifying The Means ... but this is
all just clumsy fumbling on my part: no matter what I write here I
really can't do it justice.

Monday, January 06, 2014

Great news for the new year: my science fiction/fantasy/horror collection, Love Without Gun Control is now for sale (all over the place) for only .99 - and my very fun weird history and facts book, Welcome To Weirdsville, is only $2.99!

And that's not all! Lots of my queer erotica and fiction has also been discounted for 2014! More on this later but check out that BodyWork: Male-Male Erotica is FREE!!

Friday, January 03, 2014

Very cool! Check out this very cool review my new collection, In Control, got from the great folks at BDSM Reviews:

Although the book In Control is subtitled The Short Kinky Fiction of M. Christian,
by today’s standards most of the 18 stories in this anthology aren’t
all that kinky. That’s not to imply they aren’t well written, because
they are. In fact, it would be safe to say that this collection of short
stories has a decidedly cerebral and artistic flair not often found in
erotica.

The
themes of the book’s stories vary greatly in both style and genre –
sort of a smorgasbord effect. Many are straight forward erotica, while
others touch on BDSM and same sex relationships. Some are really more
romantic than they are erotic, and a couple could be categorized as mood
pieces with erotic overtones. My favorite is an excerpt from the novel Brushes,
which is a tale about the brother of an elite artist whose resemblance
to his sibling enables him to seduce numerous art students that mistake
him for his famous brother. While it doesn’t contain much erotic
content, it is an interesting and thought provoking read.

Whether
or not readers will enjoy this book will depend largely on their
sensibilities and what their expectations are. Overall it is a
satisfyingly literate book that periodically includes well-crafted
erotic scenarios.

Rude Mechanicals

Better Than The Real Thing

The Bachelor Machine

Bondage By The Bay

My Love Of All That Is Bizarre

Pirate Booty

Sex In San Francisco

Licks And Promises

Pornotopia

Welcome To Weirdsville

Calling M.Christian versatile is a
tremendous understatement. Extensively published in science fiction, fantasy,
horror, thrillers, and even non-fiction, it is in erotica that M.Christian has
become an acknowledged master, with stories in such anthologies as
Best American Erotica, Best Gay Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, Best Bisexual
Erotica, Best Fetish Erotica, and in fact too many anthologies, magazines, and
sites to name.In erotica,
M.Christian is known and respected not just for his passion on the page but
also his staggering imagination and chameleonic ability to successfully and
convincingly write for any and all orientations.

But M.Christian has other tricks up
his literary sleeve: in addition to writing, he is a prolific and respected
anthologist, having edited 25 anthologies to date including the Best S/M
Erotica series; Pirate Booty; My Love For All That Is Bizarre: Sherlock Holmes
Erotica; The Burning Pen; The Mammoth Book of Future Cops, and The Mammoth Book
of Tales of the Road (with Maxim Jakubowksi); Confessions, Garden of Perverse,
and Amazons (with Sage Vivant), and many more.

M.Christian's short fiction has been
collected into many bestselling books in a wide variety of genres, including
the Lambda Award finalist Dirty Words and other queer collections like Filthy
Boys, BodyWork, and his best-of-his-best gay erotica book, Stroke the
Fire.He also has collections of
non-fiction (Welcome to Weirdsville, Pornotopia, and How To Write And Sell
Erotica); science fiction, fantasy and horror (Love Without Gun Control); and
erotic science fiction including Rude Mechanicals, Technorotica, Better Than
The Real Thing, and the acclaimed Bachelor Machine.

As a novelist, M.Christian has shown
his monumental versatility with books such as the queer vamp novels Running Dry
and The Very Bloody Marys; the erotic romance Brushes; the science fiction
erotic novel Painted Doll; and the rather controversial gay horror/thrillers
Finger's Breadth and Me2.

M.Christian is also the Associate
Publisher for Renaissance eBooks,
where he strives to be the publisher he'd want to have as a writer, and to help
bring quality books (erotica, noir, science fiction, and more) and authors out
into the world.